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Living with the Law (song)

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"Living with the Law"
Single by Chris Whitley
from the album Living with the Law
A-side"Living with the Law"
B-side"Phone Call from Leavenworth"
"Kick the Stones"
"Living with the Law (live)"
"Kick the Stones (acoustic)"
Released1991 (US)
1992 (EU)
RecordedKingsway Studio, New Orleans, LA, USA
GenreRock
Length3:40
LabelColumbia in UK
Sony in NL
Songwriter(s)Chris Whitley
Producer(s)Malcolm Burn
Chris Whitley singles chronology
"Living with the Law" ""Big Sky Country""

"Living with the Law" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It was the first single to be released from his 1991 début album, Living with the Law, and became a hit single in the United States, rising to No. 28 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1991.

Music video

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The music video (directed by Rocky Schenck) features Whitley singing and playing his 1931 National Triolian in a variety of indoor and outdoor urban environments.[1]

Cover versions

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Michael Shrieve covered the song on his album, Fascination (2001).[2] The song has also been recorded by Robert Caruso.

References

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